Larva migrans: A case report and review

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 167-171

  Velho, Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira ^a,b   Faria, Andreia Vasconcellos ^a   Cintra, Maria Letícia ^a   De Souza, Elemir Macedo ^a   De Moraes, Aparecida Machado ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FCM/Unicamp ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Creeping eruption; Larva migrans; Skin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANCYLOSTOMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LARVA MIGRANS; MALE; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 0037697244     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652003000300010     Document Type: Review

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